Top 14 Castles around Langhirano

Whether in love or heartbroken, here you can entrust yourself to the luminous soul of the beautiful Fairy Bema, who lived in the Castle of Montechiarugolo, in the province of Parma, a renowned court of humanists and artists. You enter the crenellated manor from the drawbridge. The impregnable fortress with its high walls – defended by machicolations, loopholes, corbels – becomes an elegant Renaissance residence inside. Strolling through the ancient rooms of the Castle of Montechiarugolo, past the splendid gardens adorned with 18th-century statues from the ducal garden of Colorno, you can admire salons, tapestries, period furnishings, frescoes, and flower-scattering putti. The Annunciation attributed to the school of Pisanello stands out. Legend has it that every May 19th around midnight, the ghost of Fairy Bema appears on the castle walls, towards Parma, awaiting the return of her beloved Pio Torelli. A friendly presence that will bring you good luck!

La Rocca Sanvitale di Sala Baganza is a fascinating fortress of medieval origin located in Sala Baganza, in the province of Parma. Born around the year 1100 as a defensive structure, it lost its military function over time to transform into a sumptuous noble residence and hunting lodge, hosting three great dynasties over the centuries: the Sanvitale, the Farnese, and the Bourbon. Although three of its original sides were demolished in the Napoleonic era, the building today preserves splendid Renaissance frescoes from the 16th century and is surrounded by the majestic Farnesian Garden.

It is a private property visible only from the outside. The place is very suggestive both seen from afar and up close.

Felino Castle is located in the hills between the Parma and Baganza rivers in Emilia, a manor surrounded by a wide, deep moat and defended by imposing bastions. You will enter an elegant and charming atmosphere in the interior rooms and enchanting outdoor spaces, where summer events can be held, illuminated by the vibrant light of torches and the romantic glow of the moon. The main courtyard is accessed via a bridge over a wide moat. The bridge, now fixed but a drawbridge until the 19th century, was the castle's last defense against invaders. The dark bronze door, once opened, reveals a bright, luminous courtyard overlooked by porticoes and galleries that, over time, have replaced the ancient accesses to the patrol walkways. The high walls, defensive towers, and mighty keep are surrounded by a lawn whose position and shape resemble a terrace overlooking the hills and the plains stretching below the castle. Today, after over twenty years of careful restoration, it can be admired in all its splendor. Its nighttime illumination is so evocative and powerful that it can be seen from kilometers away. SOURCE: https://castelliemiliaromagna.it/it/s/felino/6005-castello_di_felino/ HISTORY of the castle and other information; https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castello_di_Felino

A short detour to visit the town center (and perhaps stop at a bar for a snack)

Torre del Boriano Torre [18th century] A complex of rustic buildings called "Torre del Borriano" stands in a dominant position, near the Bastia and Palero mountains, revealing how it was originally an observation outpost on the surrounding territories of the Baganza Valley and, at the same time, a defensive bastion. Being visible from the transit roads along the Baganza river, the village of the "Torre", which since 1802 also includes an Oratory, was a safe point of reference for merchants and travellers along the Via Francigena. The first reliable news regarding the Borriani family, whose name is the probable corruption of the ancient Pariano, dates back to the 17th century when the building complex, built between the 16th and 18th centuries, had assumed its almost definitive appearance, with the exception of the Oratory, consecrated in 1802 on the occasion of the wedding of Pietro Boschi with Teresa Riccardi. The building complex consists of four distinct bodies of the factory, the manor house, the "Tower" proper, the "Hunters' House", the farmhouse and the Oratory, united by the perimeter walls in which there are two entrances to the internal courtyard. The "Tower" has always been the family residence: built in an elevated position with respect to the other buildings, accessible from the central square via a semicircular staircase. The building (mixed technique, stone and brick) is very complex, with two basement levels currently used as cellars and storage rooms, a ground floor including the living area, the second floor with the bedrooms and the attic with service rooms. The main façade has a symmetrical five-axis scansion with a central door and two orders of openings. The vertical connections are ensured by two staircases placed on the north and south sides and not directly communicating with each other. The kitchen and the cellars are united by a well that descends beyond the last basement floor to form the icehouse. On the roof there are five brick chimneys, with decorative motifs in wrought iron, and a bell, placed when the Oratory was built. One of the reception rooms retains traces of the original decoration: inside a shaped and gilded relief frame there is a nineteenth-century tempera, in poor condition, depicting a landscape, inspired by the famous and stereotyped panorama of Naples from Posillipo with maritime pines and Vesuvius. The hunters' house was originally used to shelter the owners' carriages and horses: the room looked directly onto the internal square, while the stable is located at the back of the building, to the north. Above the stable, characterized by barrel vaults lowered on cylindrical brick pillars, there was a small hayloft from which, via a direct passage, it was possible to supply the horses with the necessary food, while the other rooms were used for storage and accommodation for the grooms. Of particular interest is the overhead passageway obtained on the first floor to connect the Hunters' House to the kitchens of the Tower, which allowed the owner to go directly down to the stables without leaving the house. Another curiosity is represented by the "toilet" of very small dimensions obtained on the landing of the staircase, close to the external wall. The farmhouse was originally the building in which the garrison of the fortified outpost was housed. It is currently a two-story house, including service and storage rooms, a stable and the hayloft above. The main entrance of the small Oratory faces south, outside the walls, therefore directly accessible for the faithful of the nearby villages. The plastered façade is divided by the string course, closed by lateral pilasters and surmounted by a triangular tympanum on top of which stands a wrought iron cross with the year of foundation, 1802 Includes: Tower (18th century) Oratory (19th century) Villa (18th century) House (18th century) Rural house (18th century) Park/Garden (18th century Source: https://www.tourer.it/scheda?torre-del-boriano-san-vitale-baganza-sala-baganza

Felino Castle is a medieval manor located on a hill in Strada Al Castello 1 in Felino, in the province of Parma; the building is home to a restaurant and the Felino salami museum.

A bit of history https://www.tourer.it/scheda?torre-del-boriano-san-vitale-baganza-sala-baganza